Rhode Island is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, does not include foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? NO

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
5.7%, fourteenth highest in the nation

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? YES

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:

House Bill 5678, introduced Feb. 11, 2004, "would establish a comprehensive and fair procedure for all state agancies to follow before they can contract services and programs out of state."

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Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com